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Allopathic medicine reaches new lows: British doctors administering illegal street drugs to patients

Conal Urquhart
The Guardian
Sat, 15 Sep 2012 03:54 UTC
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Drug test: Lionel Shriver prepares to have an MRI scan after taking MDMA or a placebo.
The patient sits on a hospital gurney. The doctor asks how she feels, takes her blood pressure and gives her a capsule to swallow. She is then led to a brain scanner that resembles a giant washing machine, and she lies in front of it before it sucks her in. Doctors study a series of vivid images of her head and brain, looking for activity before she is allowed to leave the scanner. The patient is asked who she would like to have with her at this moment. She replies: "My husband."

When asked how she feels, she replies: "Light. It's pleasant. There's an airiness and openness to the senses. A slight heightening of sensory perception, which I liked. The visual feeling is vivid. The colours are lush, which I enjoy. I might be a bit more alert to sounds. I feel physically relaxed and that is a pleasure."

The patient is the writer, Lionel Shriver, and she has just taken the drug MDMA as part of an experiment that will be shown on Channel 4 at the end of this month. She is one of six volunteers who also include the actor Keith Allen and a former MP who will be shown taking the drug and undergoing a series of tests, some of which will be done in the scanner in order to see the change in brain activity caused by MDMA.

Comment: Again we see that conventional medicine and Big Pharma have absolutely zero interest in curing people. They prefer to effectively lobotomise people by hooking them on drugs that will only accelerate the decline in their health in the long-run.

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Want Cleaner and Purer Air? Try Air-Cleaning Plants, NASA Says

Elizabeth Renter
NaturalSociety
Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:34 UTC
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NASA knows a thing or two about keeping air clean, sending astronauts into space with a limited amount of breathable air for months on end. After-all, they can't simply open a window when things get stuffy in space. What NASA researchers have learned about air quality in the home concerning air-cleaning plants, however, is refreshing to say the least.

They've found several common houseplant varieties can essentially clean the air of certain chemicals. They tested a variety of plants to see which was best at removing carcinogens like trichloroethylene, formaldehyde, and benzene. But, these chemicals aren't in my home - you might be thinking. And you would be wrong.

Cleansing the air with Air-Cleaning Plants

According to the NY Times:
"Formaldehyde is commonly found in drapes, glues and coating products. Benzene is a component of paint supplies and tobacco smoke, and trichloroethylene is used in adhesives, spot removers and other household products."
And with asbestos, formaldehyde, and other VOCs leaching off every wall of our home, it's no surprise that indoor pollution may be causing 50% of illnesses worldwide. Those headaches you have on a regular basis, where the cause just can't be pinpointed, may actually be a result of poor air quality in your home. The good news is that you can cleanse the air with air-cleaning plants - what better way to solve a problem than with nature.

Taken from NASA's 'Interior Landscape Plants for Indoor Air Pollutant Abatement' report, it reads:
Another promising approach to further reducing trace levels of air pollutants in side future space habitats is the use of higher plants and their associated soil microorganisms. (28-29) Since man's existence on Earth depends upon a life support system involving an intricate relationship with plants and their associated microorganisms, it should be obvious that when he attempts to isolate himself in tightly sealed buildings away from this ecological system, problems will arise...

In this study the leaves, roots, soil, and associated microorganisms of plants have been evaluated as a possible means of reducing indoor air pollutants. Additionally, a novel approach of using plants ystems for removing high concentrations of indoor air pollutants such as cigarette smoke, organic solvents, and possibly radon has been designed from this work.
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Mushroom Extracts May Have Benefits for Cancer Patients

Collette Wieland
KGW
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:13 UTC
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Portland - Many cancer patients are now turning to mushrooms to help fight off the deadly disease.

Rob Nesbitt, who was a track star in high school, was affected by an aggressive form of brain cancer three years ago.

At 51, he started getting headaches and was complaining of stress and fatigue. He decided to go in and get checked out.

"They did the second MRI, and they came in and said we're taking you to the emergency room," Nesbitt said. "I had two tumors. One was about the size of a golf ball, the other one a little bit smaller."

While Oncologists used chemotherapy to treat Nesbitt's cancer, he turned to a naturopathic doctor to help keep his immune system strong. That's when he started taking a series of supplements including mushroom extracts.
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Parental Divorce Increases the Risk of Stroke in Men


Articles.timesofindia.timesofindia.com
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:36 UTC
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Parental divorce triggers stroke risk by three times in males, especially if the event takes place before they turn 18, as compared to peers from intact families, says a new study.

Women from divorced families did not have a higher risk of stroke than women from intact families, the study found.

Globally, stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases account for 10 percent of deaths, making stroke the second leading cause of death.
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Antibiotic for plague approved by the FDA


CBS News
Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:44 UTC
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A plague outbreak could be extremely deadly, so much so that officials warn it can be used in a bioterror attack. Now U.S regulators have approved use of a powerful Johnson & Johnson antibiotic to treat and prevent the extremely rare but potentially deadly bacterial infection.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also approved Levaquin, known generically as levofloxacin, to reduce risk of people getting plague after exposure to the bacteria that causes it, called Yersinia pestis.


Comment: Yersinia pestis was NOT the cause of the plague that wiped out two thirds of Europe's population in the 14th century:

New Light on the Black Death: The Viral and Cosmic Connection


Plague mainly occurs in animals. People can get it from bites from infected fleas or contact with infected animals or humans. About 1,000 to 2,000 human cases occur worldwide each year.

The bacteria are also considered a potential culprit in a bioterrorism act, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says it can be used in an aerosol attack to cause "pneumonic plague" in those who breath it in within six days of exposure.

Comment: Antibiotics will be pretty useless against something so ferocious as a real plague from comet-borne viruses.
"The bacteria are also considered a potential culprit in a bioterrorism act..."
If and when the real plague reaches us from the upper layers of the atmosphere, watch them link it to al Qaeda and rally their Authoritarian Followers around the need for quarantines, concentration camps, RFID microchips, etc.

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7-year-old Colorado girl contracts "black death" plague


CBS News
Wed, 05 Sep 2012 04:05 UTC
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Sierra Jane Downing, from Pagosa Springs, Colo., watches while her mother Darcy Downing talks about her recovery from so-called 'Bubonic Plague' at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke's during a news conference Sept. 5, 2012, in Denver.
A 7-year-old girl is recovering in a Colorado hospital after being diagnosed with the Black Death, scientifically known as the bubonic plague.

The parents of 7-year-old Sierra Jane Downing thought she had the flu when she felt sick days after camping in southwest Colorado.

When she had a seizure, her father rushed her to the local hospital in Pagosa Springs. The emergency room doctor who saw Sierra Jane for the seizure and a 107-degree fever late Aug. 24 wasn't sure what was wrong either, and called other hospitals before the girl was flown to Denver.

A pediatric doctor racing to save the girl's life at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children got the first inkling that she had bubonic plague. Dr. Jennifer Snow first suspected the rare disease after factoring in the girl's symptoms, a history of where she'd been and an online journal's article on a teen with similar symptoms.

Comment: The plague associated with the 'Black Death' in the Middle Ages is NOT "scientifically known as" the bubonic plague. That fleas carried by rats spread the Black death plague is just one theory that has since been discarded in favour of comet-borne viruses:

New Light on the Black Death: The Viral and Cosmic Connection

While little Sierra Jane Downing may have contracted something unusual and similar to the Black Death plague, it's unlikely that she really contracted 'the plague' because otherwise it would be spreading like wildfire and people everywhere would be dropping like flies.

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Health officials say 2nd central Oregon resident contracted plague from disease-stricken cat


Washington Post
Sat, 15 Sep 2012 03:50 UTC
A woman who tried to help her friend save the life of a choking cat also contracted the plague from the disease-stricken feline over the summer, health officials said Friday.

The central Oregon woman, who asked not to be identified, has recovered since contracting the disease in June. She was treated after showing early symptoms.

The two had found a stray cat in distress, choking on a mouse. They were bitten when they tried unsuccessfully to help the animal.

The 60-year-old Gaylord spent nearly a month on life support. The woman, identified only as a Gaylord family friend, was out of the area when she started showing symptoms, including fever, chills and pain in the lymph nodes. She was treated with antibiotics at a Portland hospital.
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Why You Can't Count Calories

Dr. Barry Groves
Second Opinions
Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:10 UTC

The orthodox Golden Rule for treating overweight is: calories in minus calories out equals weight change. As you will see later, although this hypothesis looks plausible on the surface and has what looks like umpteen good, solid, rigorous, clinical studies appearing to support it, it is actually quite wrong.

However, if we assume it is correct, that brings up the first big problem: How do we answer the apparently simple question: How many calories are there in an item of food?

Despite supermarkets' desire for uniformity, natural food products can vary widely from item to item. An early season fruit, for example, may be much lower in sugar than one from the peak of the season; a green banana is mostly starch, while an overripe one is mostly sugar.

And that is only the first problem. The second is even harder to answer: How much energy do you use when you do something? If you walk a mile you will use less energy than someone else who walks the same distance, but weighs more. If you do it quicker your energy usage will differ from someone doing it slowly.

Studies have shown that when people change to a low-fat diet in a metabolic ward experiment they lose some weight. However, a few weeks later, when these people have returned home, the regulatory systems in their bodies ensures that the weight they lost was replaced. Therefore, it doesn't work. The problem with this approach is that you cannot know how much energy to take in. Neither can you know how much you are using.
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Portland Authorities Unanimously Approve Plan to Poison City Population with Water Fluoridation by 2014

Kirk Johnson
The New York Times
Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:59 UTC
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While some residents questioned the science of fluoridation, more said the decision should be put to a public vote.

Portland, Oregon, which never fluoridated its water supply and over time earned the distinction as the biggest city in the country to just say no, reversed course on Wednesday with a unanimous vote by the City Council to add fluoride beginning in early 2014.

The decision, which will cost the city about $5 million to carry out, was seen by both supporters and opponents as fraught with significance. Many Portlanders treasure their city's quirky distinctiveness. Others said its leadership role as the largest city in a state that is mostly nonfluoridated - and has some of the worst tooth-decay problems in the nation, according to various medical studies - made the new course long overdue.

The city's water system serves about 900,000 people, or almost one-fourth of Oregon's population, including some in communities outside the city limits.

"It isn't just time for Portland to enter the 21st century - we have some business to make up from the 20th century," said Randy Leonard, the public safety commissioner, who was interrupted several times by shouts from the audience. "This is not an issue for the faint of heart."

Hundreds of people converged on City Hall last week for a public hearing lasting more than six hours, and residents once more packed the council chambers on Wednesday as the five commissioners, including the mayor, Sam Adams, explained their reasons at length before casting their votes.
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Whoa, Is Organic Food No Healthier Than Non-Organic? Controversy Erupts Over Study

Jason Mark
Alternet
Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:01 UTC
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Here's an important thing to remember: Our food choices don't just affect us, but entire communities.

I had barely drank my first cup of coffee when I heard the news yesterday morning on NPR - organic food, it turns out, may not be that much healthier for you than industrial food.

The NPR story was based on a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine which concluded, based on a review of existing studies, that there is no "strong evidence that organic foods are significantly more nutritious than conventional foods." The study, written by researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine, also found that eating organic foods "may reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria."

The interwebs were soon full of headlines talking down the benefits of organic foods. "Stanford Scientists Cast Doubt on Advantages of Organic Meat and Produce," the NY Times announced, as reporter Kenneth Chang pointed out that pesticide residues on industrially grown fruits and vegetables are "almost always under the allowed safety limits."CBS news, running the AP story on the Stanford study, informed readers: "Organic food hardly healthier, study suggests."

Organic agriculture advocates were quick with their rebuttals. The Environmental Working Group put out a press release playing up the researchers' findings that organic produce has less pesticide residue. Charles Benbrook, a professor of agriculture at Washington State University and former chief scientist at The Organic Center, wrote a detailed critique you can find here. Benbrook noted that the Stanford study didn't include data from the USDA and US EPA about pesticide residue levels. He also pointed out that the researchers' definition of "significantly more nutritious" was a little squishy.

Comment: For more informative data on the 'Organic Food Debate' read the following articles:

Stanford Scientists Shockingly Reckless on Health Risk and Organics
Cargill and Others Behind anti-Organic "Stanford Study"
Thinking Outside the Processed Foods Box: Health and Safety Advantages of Organic Food
In Defense of Organic
Organic Vs. Conventional: Have You Been Robbed?
Organic Food: Cutting Through The Confusion
State of Science Review 'New Evidence Confirms the Nutritional Superiority of Plant-Based Organic Foods'
Organic Versus Conventional Food: UK Report Flawed

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